10 reasons why I vote Republican

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#10: I shall vote Republican next time because I am a white male. It does not matter if they are otherwise against me, but since I am a white male, and they say that they are for white males, I am for them too! Lies matter not to me. I am a white male.

#9: I shall vote Republican next time because I do not belong to any union. I have been told that unions are evil, and of course I believe it since Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity said so.

#8: I shall vote Republican because the President is not a United States citizen. I have been told that from the Tea Party, the conservative talkers, and Michelle Bachman. If they say it, I know those truths to be self evident.

#7: I shall vote Republican because I think that the deficit and the National debt is the most pressing problem that we face. Even though that I am living off of retirement savings, jobs for Americans are a secondary issue.

#6: I shall vote Republican because I think that tax breaks for large corporations, making billions of dollars, stimulate job creation. It worked well under G. W. Bush, as I am told by the Fox "News" Network.



Now to reasons that would make me vote for the Republicans. Unfortunately, those are all contrary to reality, but if I were in those situations, I might just vote that way.

#5: I would vote Republican because my Daddy died and left me $50 million. I do not want to give a cent of it to the Treasury! Let the little people pay.

#4: I would vote Republican because I am the head of a large corporation that pays no tax after my attorneys get done looking at the dodges. Hell, some of us even get a REBATE when the loopholes are properly exploited! And having my highest marginal bracket so low is not bad, either! Back when Eisenhower was President I would have been taxed at over 80%! Thank God for the New Republicans!

#3: I would vote Republican because I run a huge defense contractor corporation. Not only is it a LEGAL PERSON because of the recent Republican Supreme Court decision, I get lots and lots of money for my fatcat shareholders, and they in turn vote to give me a sinfully large salary and bonus, every year! I LOVE the current tax code, and give some to what to me is pocket change to the Republicans who keep me in power. Money is GOOD!

#2: I would vote Republican because they might give me a cushy job as a political appointtee, and since I have no real skills otherwise, that would be cool! A cushy job and low tax rate rules!





#1: I would vote Republican because I am a hedge fund trader, and not only do I not draw a salary (so no FICA nor Medicare withholding, although I will be eligible for them), I pay only 15% on my income! You idiots working for wages and salaries pay over 15% on FICA and Medicare, and then up to over 30% in income tax! Fools! Let us say that I had a bad year, and you had a really good one. My income for the year is $10 million. For me, I pay NOTHING in FICA and Medicare! Even if I had to pay both parts, which I do not, since I have no earned income, it gets better for me! Let us do the numbers!

Out of the $10 million, I pay only 15%! That comes to $1.5 million, so I walk away with $8.5 million! You jerks pay around 30% give or take, plus FICA at 7.2% (on your first $106,000) and Medicare at 1.2% on all of it! Fools!

Now let us run these numbers for the same $10 million.

Your FICA comes to $7632, and your Medicare to $12,000. Now, let us assume that your top tax bracket is 30%, so you pay another $3 million! Let us add it all together:$10 million, minus the $7632, minus the $12,000, minus the $3 million. I walk away with $8.5 million, and you keep $6.98 million! What a deal for me!

That is why I will always vote for a Republican!"





Source:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/07/09/991710/-Ten-Reasons-why-I-Shall-Vote-Republican-Next-Time-20110709?via

[samplegirl]

1. Good Post!

[aaaaaa5a]

3. Thank you.

I wish I could take credit for it. Because it is certainly what I have thought for a long time. What in the world makes people vote GOP?

[CTyankee]

2. Having had political discussions with my next door neighbor, who is a Republican, I

would add another category: the nice guy who sees a lot of the corruption and the logical fallacies of the Republican politicians but still finds an "excuse" to vote for Republicans anyway. My neighbor, a nice guy who has helped me and my husband on numerous occasions and to whom I am eternally grateful, simply cannot vote on the Democratic line. Case in point: when Dick Blumenthal was running for the Senate against that awful Linda McMahon, he voted for her despite his admiration for what Dick did as A.G. of CT. But Dick made a remark that irked him and he blew it all out of proportion in order to justify his voting against him. I was appalled. His wife, who usually votes Republican like him, disagreed and thought Dick deserved to be elected. She asked me to get her a Blumenthal lawn sign. Her husband had a McMahon sign. It was strange: they had duelling political yard signs!

I still like the guy, but I've given up trying to convert him with reason. He is a good neighbor, his kids are wonderful and his wife is kind and helpful. He just can't get past his upbringing...

[aaaaaa5a]

5. I think people vote GOP

because deep down, they fundamentally have hatred for blacks, immigrants, gays, women and for religious purposes. They also vote GOP because they are uninformed and GOP talking points are easier to understand. What else could it be? If you are white male living in Alabama or Oklahoma making 27,000 dollars per year with no health insurance and are living in a rural area, why on Earth would you vote Republican? But they do, year after year, after year.



Of course if you are hedge fund manager or make millions it makes sense to vote GOP. But at least in their case its justified.



I just don't get it.

[CTyankee]

8. I have to disagree on this because I know my neighbor is not a racist.

Yes, he is a white male. But he was brought up in Indiana by Republican parents and it is just their thing I guess. His wife is a Filipino, so their kids have darker skin and could easily be mistaken for Hispanic. Perhaps that is why he does not exhibit racial prejudice.

This guy is middle class and slowly losing that economic status (as we all are). He has suffered the same fate as many of us, loss of value in his home, his own job layoff and his wife's job demotion in pay and status. Yet they have both been extremely wonderful to my husband and me (and we are both extremely liberal and unshy Dems). He does not blame teachers unions and wants to see reform with the school superintendents, not a reduction in teachers. He sends his kids to public schools.

Sorry, I just can't pigeonhole this man. I agree with your overall points because they ring true but not with this person.

[aaaaaa5a]

9. Is he religious. People who attend Church regularly are more likely to vote GOP? NT

[CTyankee]

11. Yes, a devout Roman Catholic as is his wife.

However, they don't try to shove anti choice stuff in my face (we don't talk about it altho they know I worked for Planned Parenthood).

He thinks Newt Gingrich is a huge hypocrite...we had a fun conversation about Newt and he was devastatingly funny about him...

[aaaaaa5a]

13. How religious a person is can be directly correlated to how they vote.

In fact Gallup even did a study talking about how the more often a person goes to church, the more often they are GOP.

[CTyankee]

15. That is about the only correlating factor I can see with my neighbor.

He is otherwise an anomaly...

[JuniperLea]

17. Spot on!

They also argue against the logical Democratic choice.

[hifiguy]

16. I know a guy just like that

A really, really good human being who has helped me enormously over the years but the only Dem he has ever voted for, to my knowledge, is Amy Klobuchar because he has known her personally and professionally for many years.

[classof56]

4. Something occurred to me the other day. Do the super-rich even vote?

I mean, do they get in their limos, drive to a polling place, stand in line, show the proper ID and cast their ballots? Maybe they use absentee ballots sent to their private island/whatever. Upon reflection, I wonder why they would bother. After all, they're buying the candidates who will best serve their interests and who will pass legislation to their financial advantage. As voting rights are eroded, we the citizens have less and less to say about who gets into office. Hard to overcome the power and control in the hands of the wealthiest, who don't even have to pull a lever to get what they want--the best government money can buy. Or more correctly, the worst.

Tired Old Cynic

[RedCloud]

6. They just send lobbyists to "correct" the person in office.

[Casandia]

7. An older woman said she would always vote republican

because she does not believe in abortion. In her world, it did not matter what the republicans did, it was what she thought they stood for with abortion.... sigh

[aaaaaa5a]

10. To me that would be a religious issue.

That fits under one of my categories.

[Ragnarok]

12. 90% of the folks...

...that I know who voted Republican did so primarily over firearms issues. I point out that new firearms bans have not been forthcoming and that the UN Blue Helmets haven't shown up to confiscate their weapons yet. Still, there is a huge mistrust of the Democrats as a whole over this, ever since the Omnibus Crime Bill fiasco. Democrats seem to be the gun-grabber party to these folks, and just when these guys start to loosen up a bit they hear about "under the radar talks" on gun control and "going around Congress" to do through Agency regulation what can't yet be done through legislation. Oddly, when we chat about other issues, their isn't a huge divide - most don't feel like defending hedge fund managers, nor do they appreciate their jobs and the jobs of their friends getting shipped off shore, none have even been on a corporate jet and very few feel we accomplish anything by going to war every 5 minutes.

Keep in mind, these are folks in the $50k to $80k a year income range. The ones I work with are largely middle of the road, middle aged folks who just want to keep their kids in school and not be messed with too much by "the man" over things like light bulbs. They believe low vehicle fuel costs are a negative thing, and not something to be aspired to. Not one thinks cutting SS, Medicare or Medicaid is a particularly bright idea - they have parents to care for too and they most certainly don't have $5 million in the bank to do so with. Many who don't smoke dope, but could care less if you do. All that aside, if you "Tread on Me" and take their guns, you turn them into one issue voters and they will run with whomever supports that issue. I've tried, and conversion doesn't work when someone is afraid you'll vote the Feds into stealing their shit. Sorry.

Just a thought...

[NightWatcher]

14. forgot one. I vote piglican cause preacher man tells me gawd says so

Forget that Jesus fed people, healed the sick without charging a co-pay, had long hair and hung out with 12 unemployed dudes who all wore sandals and spoke against money changers in the temples and people who sold their gods to them.

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